We provide training, resources and funding for innovative startups and technologies developed by Brandeis students, faculty and staff.

Benefits of I-Corps:

Support with Research:

The Office of Technology Licensing provides support in the form of mentor introductions, training sessions and curriculum management. Participants also receive free access to Amazon Web Services infrastructure.

Customer Discovery Funding:

Funding up to $3,000 is provided to each team for expenses related to customer discovery and modest amounts of equipment or materials.

Eligibility for Future NSF Funding:

Teams that successfully complete the I-Corps training then become eligible to apply to the NSF I-Corps Teams Program to receive additional support - in the form of mentoring and funding (up to $50,000) - to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services that can attract subsequent third-party funding.

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Brandeis was only one of six new sites nationally awarded a $237,050 five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program in 2017. The grant will provide funding for innovative startups and technologies developed by Brandeis students, faculty and staff.